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Obtaining optimum retention for tooth restorations
Each month, Dr. Gordon Christensen answers a question from readers about everyday dentistry. Q: During the last few years, I have had numerous crowns come off, composites loosen, and buildups release from the remaining tooth structure. I have been using the currently advertised bonding agents exactly as manufacturers recommend, but apparently the bonds are still failing. What can I do to prevent these frustrating failures? They are upsetting to both me and my patients.
Medicaid redetermination call for action: Protecting coverage to advance dental care
The national COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and related emergency funds expired on May 11, 2023, leaving millions at risk of losing Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage during this process known as Medicaid redetermination. With the end of the PHE, beneficiaries are no longer guaranteed continuous coverage.
Pearls for Your Practice: Celalux 3 Curing Light by Voco
Recently, I had a normal day in the office, a fully booked day of routine restorative dentistry. It included a mix of direct and indirect restorative. Delivering some clear aligners. Inserting a couple of crowns. Just a regular old basic day. During that day, I counted the number of procedures that I used a curing light on. Of my 18 appointments on the schedule, 16 required use of my curing light.
The effect of SDF on fee-for-service and capitation patient assignments
When I received my first bottle of Saforide, I let it sit on my desk for six months while I thought about what to do with it. Still, during this time, I continued to do the same things, such as hospital dentistry, sedations, and quadrant restorations. Since my waiting list for hospital dentistry cases was approaching six months and I was seeing abscesses occurring during the wait period, I decided to apply Saforide1 (figure 1) to lesions on the pending OR cases.
Smart steps to boost your dental practice through acquisitions
A growing dental practice is the combined result of high-quality patient interactions and thoughtful business ownership. As you focus on providing beneficial outcomes for patients and a prosperous environment for staff, it may be time to consider the best way to bolster your practice success in the years to come.
Practice Production Prioritized: One simple technique to increase case acceptance
112678259 | Healthcare © Piksel | Dreamstime.com Practice Practice Production Prioritized: One simple technique to increase case acceptance Author's note: Levin Group has reviewed and prioritized hundreds of strategies to increase practice production. Each month, we highlight a powerful idea ranked in order of priority. There is a simple, easy-to-adopt technique that will increase case acceptance immediately.
Matching dental team members to your values
No one can be in two places at once. I bring up this conundrum because solving it would seemingly fix most of your problems. You could handle your own patient scheduling and accounting, as well as practice dentistry all day. I know myself and my capabilities, and when I set out to do something, it invariably gets done just the way I like it. The challenge? I’ve only got one body, and on any given day, I have a hundred and one things that need to get done and done well. I’m hardly unique.
Pearls for Your Practice: IPR Bur Kit by EOCA America
There is nothing more stressful during a clear aligner case than IPR (interproximal reduction). It just isn’t easy, no matter how you slice it! It can be dangerous, exacting, and easy to screw up. As much as I wish I never had to do it, IPR is just part of performing clear aligner therapy. We can’t only expand, especially in adults. There are many cases where IPR is just going to be a necessary evil, and we need multiple tools to accomplish it.
Comparing fee-for-service and capitation revenue models in dental practice
The two primary revenue streams for dental practitioners are fee-for-service and capitation. Given the current controversy around these business models, there now exists an opportunity to explore the terminology, incentives, and operational aspects of both economic models. Another important subject to explore is if these reimbursement methods are exclusive or mutually compatible in the general dental practice setting.
FDA awards first-ever 510(k) clearance to treat severe OSA with unique oral medical devices
R. Kirk Huntsman, CEO and Chairman of Vivos Therapeutics Dentistry has waited 30 years for this moment—a moment when the medical and dental communities will finally be able to come together in a spirit of mutual respect to work collaboratively to treat all OSA patients, regardless of their severity.
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